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Peer reviewedSmith, Linda Tuhiwai; Smith, Graham H.; Boler, Megan; Kempton, Margaret; Ormond, Adreanne; Chueh, Ho-Chia; Waetford, Rona – Journal of Rural Studies, 2002
Youth First conducted focus groups and participatory "youth tribunals" across New Zealand, examining experiences of growing up rural. Common themes included "not being listened to," exclusion from citizen participation, and anxiety about the future. Remarkable differences in experience and views were often found in the same…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Alienation, Childrens Rights, Cultural Differences
Direct linkHansen, Soren – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2004
Most work done by engineers today is organized in projects and very often as teamwork. When educating towards employability, it is therefore important that the students develop competencies in areas such as project management, collaboration and teamwork. In companies using human resource management, we find similar expectations to the engineers'…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Human Resources, Supervisors, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Russell, Fran – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2004
Parent/professional partnership is a key theme in government policy and service delivery for parents of disabled children, yet there is little evidence of such partnerships in research. Drawing on the literature concerning parents' experiences of caring for and raising a child with additional needs; parental involvement and partnerships and the…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Parent Participation
Berta-Avila, Margarita Ines – High School Journal, 2004
Grounded in a Xicana/Xicano framework and critical pedagogy, this study utilizes the methods of participatory research and critical ethnography to understand how Xicanas/Xicanos perceive their role in the classroom when teaching Raza students. This three-month study focuses on three critical Xicana/Xicano educators who are in the teaching…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Minority Group Children
Download full textHammond, Joyce D.; Hicks, Maria; Kalman, Rowenn; Miller, Jason – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 2005
In the past two years, three graduate students and a senior faculty member have co-taught a participatory action research (PAR) course to undergraduate and graduate students. In this article the co-teachers advocate a set of pedagogical principles and practices in a PAR-oriented classroom that establishes congruency with community PAR projects in…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Action Research, Faculty, Teaching Methods
Kedro, M. James – Principal Leadership, 2004
A poorly performing school is like a complex puzzle with its pieces haphazardly scattered. To achieve coherence and improve performance, a principal must have a vision of how the completed puzzle should look. Schools that have effectively implemented instructional models have principals that are puzzle solvers. To fit diverse needs into place and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Principals, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Vecchiarelli, Stephanie; Prelip, Michael; Slusser, Wendelin; Weightman, Heather; Neumann, Charlotte – American Journal of Health Education, 2005
Rates of overweight children and adolescents have nearly tripled over the past 30 years. Many barriers exist to healthy eating and physical activity for children and adolescents, including factors in the school and community environment. It is these modifiable school environmental factors that led to the development of the Nutrition Friendly…
Descriptors: Health Services, Urban Schools, Physical Education, Obesity
Caldwell, Joyce Y.; Davis, Jamie D.; Du Bois, Barbara; Echo-Hawk, Holly; Erickson, Jill Shepard; Goins, R. Turner; Hill, Calvin; Hillabrant, Walter; Johnson, Sharon R.; Kendall, Elizabeth; Keemer, Kelly; Manson, Spero M.; Marshall, Catherine A.; Running Wolf, Paulette; Santiago, Rolando L.; Schacht, Robert; Stone, Joseph B. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2005
This article describes the collective experience of a multidisciplinary network of researchers, practitioners, and program evaluators who support appropriate research and evaluation methods in working with Native peoples. Our experience underlines the critical importance of culture in understanding and conducting research with the diverse…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Alaska Natives
Zuelke, Dennis C.; Nichols, Teresa M. – 1995
Recent calls for collaborative efforts appear to be aimed at universities doing a better job at supporting school-improvement efforts. This paper describes outcomes of a project in which university faculty supported and trained local administrators and teachers at one school in the use of collaborative action research to improve teaching and…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Data Analysis
Jiggins, Janice; Roling, Niels – 1994
Over the last decade, there have been rapid developments in field methodologies within participatory approaches to rural and agricultural development. At the same time, the use of "soft systems" methodologies for bringing potentially conflictual or disparate actors together for action has spread from the business world to other applications. These…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Agents, College Curriculum, Community Action
Moore, Joan W. – 1991
This book traces the histories of two Chicano gangs in East Los Angeles since the early 1940s, when common gang stereotypes were created by the media and law enforcement agencies. In an unusual collaborative effort, researchers worked with former gang members to make contact with and interview members of various "cliques" (cohorts) of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Delinquency, Economic Factors
Harmon, David J.; Jones, Jeanie – 1994
Action research in the Cobb County (Georgia) school district is described. This research is being conducted in the district under three main approaches: (1) co-researcher projects addressing central level issues; (2) district-wide projects; and (3) school-focused action research, including minigrants to teachers. The first three…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cooperation, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Northfield, Jeff – 1994
This paper explores the nature and possibilities of participation as a staff member in an Australian secondary school while holding an academic position with teacher-education responsibilities. This opportunity allowed long-term interests in learning and teacher education to be studied from the perspective of a participant in the life and culture…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Emery, Merrelyn, Ed. – 1989
This four-part volume addresses design principles for introducing democratic forms in workplaces, educational institutions, and social institutions, based on a trend toward participative democracy in Australia. Following an introduction, part I sets the context with two papers: "The Agenda for the Next Wave" and "Educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Conferences, Democracy
Fellenz, Robert A.; Conti, Gary J. – 1989
The focus of the adult education field is shifting to adult learning. Current trends are the continued development of the concepts of andragogy and self-directed learning, increased emphasis on learning how to learn, and real-life learning. Cognitive psychology is influencing work in adult learning. The concept of intelligence as it relates to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
